Root rake shoe



Jan. 20, 1953 T. w. PEAcocK Erm. 2,625,870

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Patented Jan. 20, 1953 ROOT RAKE SHOE Thomas W. Peacock and George W. Peacock, Sr., Jacksonville, Fla., assignors, byA direct` and "'mesne assignments, Hto Florida Land Clearing ',EquipmentfConipany, Jacksonville, Fla., 'a corporation of Florida 1 Applieetion-Niiember 7, 194iserieiwNosfiQsvs The invention relates to root rakes or grubbers and has for its object to supplement the improvements heretofore made to the rake disclosed in the application of John E. Price and Thomas cole-hns. (C1. erf-freer v 2 so as to receive a mounting pad having two parts I4 and I5 which lie at right angles to each other. The upper part I4 is provided with bolt holes I6 for the bolts I8, that secure the pad I4--I5 to WPeaO0Ck,Se1`ielN0634,967,1iled December 14, 5 the beam 4 as shown in Fig. 1. Welded to the 1945, now Patent No. 2,491,208, dated December rib 1 at its upper end is a second or top mount- 13, 1949. ing pad I2 composed of a iiat plate to lie against In our application led July 25, 1947, Serial No. the vertical face of the angle iron 3 to which the 763,634, now Patent No. 2,491,058, dated Decemplate is secured by bolts I1 passing through holes ber 13, 1949, we have disclosed and claimed the I3 in the plate I2 and through registering holes rake which was an improvement on that of apin the angle iron beam 4. plication Serial No. 634,967 and on which the All of the above parts are disclosed in our secpresent invention is an attachment to widen its 0nd mentioned above application and per se are scope of use. not claimed herein.

It is the object of the present invention to pro- Our present invention consists in providing a vide each tooth with a ShOe having Side Wings UO shoe having a socket portion I9 shaped to lit over pull up anything that would pass between the the lower or point end of the tooth and provided teeth. The ShOeS, in Practice, ere of cast steel with side wings 20, the wings of one tooth exalloy and slip over onto the point end of the tending to adjacent those of adjacent teeth and teeth,l310ViSi0I1 being made to fasten the shoes in 20 forming an almost continuous root cutter bar place. from one side of the machine to the other. In

To the attainment of the afOresaid Object inaddition to the wings parallel side plates 22 vention resides in the novel details of construcproject from the socket I9 and lie against the rib tion, combinations and arrangements 0f parts, all I0 of the tooth behind the portion 9 of the tooth, of which shall rSt fully be described and then to which rib the extended ends 22e of the plates be Specifically pllted 011i? in the appended 22 are bolted as at 23. The plates 22 are joined, claims, reference being had to the aCeOmpenyfrom the socket I9 to adjacent the bolting exing drawing in which: tensions 22, by a web 2|, thus forming a chan- Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a root rake nel to receive the rib I0 snugly (see Figs. 2 and 4). embodying my invention. One extension 22a has an ear 24 to be engaged by Fig. 2 is an enlarged rear elevation of a tooth e flat of the nut to prevent its turning when bolt with the shoe attached. 23 is screwed home or the bolt may be put in so Fig. Bis aside elevation of the same. that the head of the bolt will engage the ear 24 Fig. 4 is an enlarged front elevation of one of if desired the shoes, per se. By providing the teeth with the shoes Aas shown In the drawing in which like numerals of refand described any roots, etc. that would ordierence indicate like parts in all the figures, I repnarily pass between the teeth of the rake will be resents the side posts or standards of the rake cut on' or pulled up. frame which have ribs 2, to which ribs an angle Further the shoes may be iitted to teeth whose iron bar 3 is securely welded. 4 is a. hollow rec'- 40 ends have been worn or chipped as well as to tangular beam which has one edge welded to the new teeth, if desired ribs 2 and bars I and on which the seats or sad- From the foregoing description, taken in condles of the teeth 8 are secured by Cep Screws I8. nection with the accompanying drawings, it is The bars 3 and 4 are braced midway by a vertithought that the construction, operation and adcal flange bar 5 which is securely welded to the 45 vantages of the invention will readily appear to bars 3 and 4 (see Fig. 1) those skilled in the art.

Each tooth of the rake is of the same con- What We claimis; struction, so a description of one will suffice. The 1. A root rake comprising a tooth having a rib tooth comprises an upper portion 6. an intermeon its inner surface extending lengthwise therediale DOIiiOIl 3 and e lower portion 9. 'Ihe upper 50 of, a shoe having a socket for the reception of the and lower portions have strengthening ribs 1 and lower portions of said tooth and rib, parallel I 0 respectively at the rear. plates connected to said shoe and extending from The intermediate DOIISiOn, ai? the reel', has el said socket beneath said tooth and disposed along right angled Seel? Il, the faces 0f Which 11e ai? ap- V5 and in engagement with the sides of said rib, a

proximately forty-live degrees to the horizontal web connecting said plates together and disposed along the outer edge of said rib, said parallel plates and web forming a channel providing a snug engagement with said rib, and means for securing said plates to said rib and wings extending laterally from the sides of said shoe.

2. A root rakecomprising a tooth having a rib on its inner surface extending lengthwise thereof. a shoe having a socket for the reception of the lower portions of said tooth and rib, parallel plates connected to said shoe and extending from said socket beneath said tooth and disposed along and in engagement with the sides of said rib and means for securing said plates to said rib.

3. A root rake comprising a tooth having a rib on its inner surface extending lengthwise thereof, a. shoe having a socket for the reception of the lower portions of said tooth and rib, parallel plates connected to said shoe and extending from said socket beneath said tooth and disposed along and in engagement with the sides of said rib, a 20 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 465,422 Barton Dec. 15, 1891 759,086 Fletcher May 3, 1904 941,224 Bethune Nov. 23, 1909 1,299,676 Campbell Apr. 8, 1919 2,491,058 Peacock et al Dec. 13, 1949 

